Chef of L'Ambroisie with his father Bernard, Mathieu Pacaud has recently opened Hexagone, a posh restaurant near the Champs-Elysées. The place features a bar, a 70-seat dining room and, to be open shortly, a “culinary research cabinet.” Pacaud crafts traditional cuisine with a touch of sophistication. There’s a well-stocked wine cellar with 1,200 labels. Lunch & Dinner Tues.-Sat. Hexagone, 85, av. Kléber, 75016 Paris, 01 42 25 98 85.

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Following the departure of Adrien Trouilloud to Restaurant Lasserre, a new chef helms the kitchen of Rech, the Parisian seafood restaurant of Alain Ducasse. His name is Damien Leroux, previously of Rivea in London. Rech, 62, av. des Ternes, Paris 75017, 01 45 72 29 47.

After a two-year stint at Rech, the 27-year-old Adrien Trouilloud has become the new chef of Restaurant Lasserre. The menu features old favorites like the foie gras-stuffed macaroni and the orange duck as well as new dishes such as the lettuce cream with scallops and caviar. Lunch menu at €90 and dinner menu at €220. Restaurant Lasserre, 17, av. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Paris 75008, 01 43 59 02 13.